The 30th Annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals rolls into Day 5 on Friday with qualifying continuing for the Sunoco Stocks and Modifieds. Also on tap is qualifying for the Sunoco Stock Car Race of Champions and the popular All Star Invitational Race for the Modifieds.

The 30th Annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals shift up a gear on Wednesday, September 5th when the Modifieds and Sunoco Stock Cars hit Iowa’s Action Track for the first competitive laps of the 2012 version of America’s Racin’ Vacation.

Activities get under way with breakfast on the grounds from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. Registration opens at 10:00 am, hot laps begin at 2:00 pm and the first race hits the track at 3:00 pm.

BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 3) – Once he got to the front, Mike Murphy knew he had to protect the bot­tom.

He did both, and as a result the Late Model driver from Colona, Ill., became the first champion crowned at the 30th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals.

Murphy started 22nd in Monday’s Deery Brothers Summer Series main event after winning his “B” feature. He was running second by lap 14 and took the lead for good on the 34th of 50 laps after Jason Utter’s otherwise exceptional run came to a halt on the top of turn three at Boone Speed­way.

Andy Eckrich led early on, restarted in the rear after getting together with a lapped car on the 13th circuit and raced his way up to second. Eckrich pulled within a car length as the race wound down be­fore Murphy put some distance on to take the checkers comfortably ahead..

“I couldn’t believe that I didn’t get involved in any of the early yellows and that I was able to get through lapped traffic. It was one of those meant to be,” Murphy said. “From the race here on Memo­rial Day, I knew I had to protect the bottom late in the race. I didn’t want any of those guys to fly by me.”

Murphy earned $2,000 for the win, along with a $600 Weekly Racing Bonus.

“With the prestige of IMCA, this is the race to win,” he said. “It’s pretty neat to be able to add my name to the list of champions.”

DeFrance started on the pole and led the first two laps before giving way to Jason Hahne. Utter took charge on lap five and brought Hahne and Eckrich along in pulling away from the pack, Eckrich edged ahead in lapped traffic but restarted at the back after the frontstretch miscue on lap 13.

Utter and Murphy crossed the stripe in a virtual dead heat before Utter’s night ended early. Aikey, Craig Jacobs, Guss and DeFrance all did their best to stay close but none could find a way to chal­lenge for the lead.

Joel Callahan was also involved in an early race incident, restarted at the back and charged back to eighth.

DeFrance started on the pole in his 401st consecutive Deery event and received numerous contin­gency awards, including a set of heads from Brodix. Eckrich was the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier-drawing winner.

Thirty cars started the Labor Day headliner. It’s the first time any Deery race has started three wide and 10 deep.

Seven drivers made their career first Super Nationals main event starts on Monday, among them Willie Gam mill, the first driver from Arkansas to qualify for the Late Model show.

Murphy had qualified for the main event at Boone once before, finishing ninth in 2006.

Thirty-eight marketing partners will have booths during the Sept. 3-8 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. As a result, Manufacturers’ Row has expanded and will include an area north of the tech tent.

Sponsors who are part of Manufacturers’ Row for the first time, or returning after lengthy absences, include Accel and Mallory Ignition, Addiction Chassis, GRT Race Cars, HJC Motorsports, Hyperco, Pro Shocks, Sybesma Graphics, Power Lift Racing Products and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.